They decided to establish a museum of modern art where works by contemporary artists would be shown. Mother was viewed as a very progressive person, and not everybody liked the paintings she bought.

We are on the verge of a global transformation. All we need is the right major crisis.

Father was the eldest son and the heir apparent, and he set the standard for being a Rockefeller very high, so every achievement was taken for granted and perfection was the norm.

I learned more from my mother than from all the art historians and curators who have informed me about technical aspects of art history and art appreciation over the years.

Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you're not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.

If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father of progress.

The negative impact of population growth on all of our planetary ecosystems is becoming appallingly evident.

Bilderberger Meeting: The world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government.

I hope the Guggenheim plan will be revived.

Mother's taste was eclectic and ranged from the ancient world to the contemporary from Europe to the U.S.

...somebody has to take governments' place, and business seems to me to be a logical entity to do it.

I want to go to sleep and not wake up, but I don’t want to die.

You celebrate what works and you take tender care of what doesn’t, with lotion, polish, and kindness.

A woman should be good for everything at home, but abroad good for nothing.

Taigen Dan Leighton has lovingly illumined still another dimension of the human condition.

The Presence is our own presence. We are not getting anything from the outside. We already have all we need inside.

Our children must be offered an education up to par with thier potential-and equal to the needs of the Twenty-first century.

Better to do a little well, then a great deal badly.

Skepticism is not an end in itself; it is a tool for the discovery of truths.

From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor. After I played one part, others came along.

Start with a premise and then somehow invert it.